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his work a rare combination of earnestness, with Hghtness of touch. 

 Highly characteristic, too, was a fine sense of humour, which kept all 

 things in their proper relation. His personality was of that even 

 bearing that finds the best in all men, and gives duly the best in itself. 

 Even his causal acquaintances had sorrow when he died. To those 

 who knew him well there will remain a deep regret ; to those who re- 

 ceived fully the intimate charm of his personality in familiar inter- 

 course there cannot be any mitigation of his loss, for he was a peerless 

 friend. 



IV. — Increase in Parliamentary Grant. 



We have very much pleasure in stating that the Government 



has restored the annual grant voted by Parliament for the purposes 



of the Society to $8,000. 



On January 31, 1920, a deputation waited on the Hon. Sir Henry 



L. Drayton, K.C.M.G., and presented a memorial, a copy of which 



follows : — 



January 20, 1920. 



Hon. Sir Henry Drayton, 

 Minister of Finance, 



Ottawa. 

 Sir, 



We, the undersigned, have the honour of bringing to your 

 notice a matter which is of vital importance to the future of The 

 Royal Society of Canada; in fact the continuance of the most 

 important activity of this Society, namely, the publication of its 

 Proceedings and Transactions, is no longer possible owing to 

 insufficiency of its monetary resources, and this is the matter to 

 which, on behalf of the Society, we have to ask your most earnest 

 consideration. 



From the date of its foundation by act of Parliament (1882) 

 to the year 1913, the Society received an annual grant of $5,000 

 to assist in the publication of its Proceedings and Transactions. 

 In October, 1912, a deputation from the Society waited upon 

 your predecessor in office and requested an increase in this grant. 

 Our request was very generously met, in a spirit which acknowl- 

 edged the value of the Society's labours, and the grant was in- 

 creased to $8,000. It was continued at that rate until last year 

 when it was cut down to $4,000. By reducing the contents of our 

 volume we have succeeded in continuing our publication, but it 

 must cease with the current issue unless it is found possible to 

 restore the previous grant of $8,000. 



